Flooding in South Sudan – in pictures

  • A woman walks between abandoned shelters in Majak Awar village, Northern Bahr El Ghazal state, South Sudan, where some 100 families have been displaced twice by floods in four months. All photos AP
    A woman walks between abandoned shelters in Majak Awar village, Northern Bahr El Ghazal state, South Sudan, where some 100 families have been displaced twice by floods in four months. All photos AP
  • A man walks through water from his compound to the Wanyjok-Akon road, near Malualkon in Northern Bahr El Ghazal state. This is the worst flooding that parts of South Sudan have seen in 60 years.
    A man walks through water from his compound to the Wanyjok-Akon road, near Malualkon in Northern Bahr El Ghazal state. This is the worst flooding that parts of South Sudan have seen in 60 years.
  • A child in Panthoy village, near Malualkon in Northern Bahr El Ghazal. This state is usually spared extreme flooding, but now, houses and crops have been swamped.
    A child in Panthoy village, near Malualkon in Northern Bahr El Ghazal. This state is usually spared extreme flooding, but now, houses and crops have been swamped.
  • Tukuls – local huts made of mud and grass – surrounded by water near Malualkon. The UN says flooding has affected almost a half-million people across South Sudan since May.
    Tukuls – local huts made of mud and grass – surrounded by water near Malualkon. The UN says flooding has affected almost a half-million people across South Sudan since May.
  • Fisherman Daniel Deng casts his net along the road leading to Malualkon. He said the flood is "the worst thing that's happened in my lifetime".
    Fisherman Daniel Deng casts his net along the road leading to Malualkon. He said the flood is "the worst thing that's happened in my lifetime".
  • Nyibol Arop, 27, a mother of five, boils her morning tea by the stagnant water that threatens her shelter, in Majak Awar village, Northern Bahr El Ghazal.
    Nyibol Arop, 27, a mother of five, boils her morning tea by the stagnant water that threatens her shelter, in Majak Awar village, Northern Bahr El Ghazal.
  • An abandoned vessel in the White Nile in Juba, South Sudan. The Nile reached its highest level in a century in 2020, and in some parts of the country the waters have not receded since.
    An abandoned vessel in the White Nile in Juba, South Sudan. The Nile reached its highest level in a century in 2020, and in some parts of the country the waters have not receded since.
  • The wall of a house said to have collapsed in the floods, in Dijeri village, on the outskirts of Juba.
    The wall of a house said to have collapsed in the floods, in Dijeri village, on the outskirts of Juba.
  • A woman stands in her house in Dijeri. The village was flooded for a week in September after the River Luri burst its banks.
    A woman stands in her house in Dijeri. The village was flooded for a week in September after the River Luri burst its banks.
  • Children are reflected in the stagnant water, in Langic, Northern Bahr El Ghazal. This is the third consecutive year of extreme flooding in South Sudan.
    Children are reflected in the stagnant water, in Langic, Northern Bahr El Ghazal. This is the third consecutive year of extreme flooding in South Sudan.
  • Ajou Bol Yel in Langic village. Her family of seven hosted nine neighbours who lost their homes in the floods. The UN has attributed the increased frequency of flooding to climate change.
    Ajou Bol Yel in Langic village. Her family of seven hosted nine neighbours who lost their homes in the floods. The UN has attributed the increased frequency of flooding to climate change.
  • Children walk through flooded fields near Malualkon. Having already had to contend with a five-year civil war, hunger and corruption, South Sudan – the world's youngest country – now faces the challenge of extreme weather.
    Children walk through flooded fields near Malualkon. Having already had to contend with a five-year civil war, hunger and corruption, South Sudan – the world's youngest country – now faces the challenge of extreme weather.
  • Akech, 9, is helped by her older brothers settling in to the new shelter they built in Langic.
    Akech, 9, is helped by her older brothers settling in to the new shelter they built in Langic.